Facebook reaches more of the oldest social media users
UK, 2025: 55% of social media users aged 16–24 use Facebook, versus 81% of those aged 75+. People outside social media are not in the denominator.
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UK, 2025: 55% of social media users aged 16–24 use Facebook, versus 81% of those aged 75+. People outside social media are not in the denominator.
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- Ages 16–24 % of UK social media users aged 16+ in the stated group
2025: 55
- Ages 75+ % of UK social media users aged 16+ in the stated group
2025: 81
Published estimates from one source are compared. Overlapping groups are not added as separate people; association is not causation.
Ofcom ©, Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes 2026. UK ages 16+, surveyed September 29–November 28, 2025. Each measure retains its own denominator; age and user group are labelled. Rounded estimates, intervals not imported. Methodology changed, so older years are not spliced into a trend. Task responses do not measure general intelligence; views of social media do not prove its effects.
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